RCE in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2014-8636
The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.648 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.648 · newest: 0.648 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure…
- secunia.com/advisories/62242 (third-party-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascr…
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/62250 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8636?
- CVE-2014-8636 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Code Injection. Published 2015-01-14.
- Is CVE-2014-8636 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.